Slit rubber nib for garment hangers



Jan. 26, 1954 D. JACOB SLIT RUBBER NIB FOR GARMENT HANGERS Filed Jan. 5; 1952 INVENTOR. DOROTHY JACOB A T7' ORNE Y Patented Jan. 2 6 1954 SLIT RUBBER NIB FOR GARMENT HANGERS Dorothy Jacob, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of ninety-nine per cent to Helen Unterman,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January 3, 1952, Serial No. 264,702

3 Claims.

My present invention relates to slit rubber nibs for garment hangers and to a garment hanger L provided adjacent its ends with such rubber nibs for the purpose of retaining on the hanger dresses, gowns and the like having relatively low necklines and sleeveless evening gowns and garments having halter and strap tops.

Difiiculty is encountered in connection with existing garment hangers for low-neck dresses and gowns, sleeveless evening gowns and other garments such as those having halter and strap tops in that they either slip off the hangers or become damaged thereby, due to the existing custom of providingmodern hangers with cutout portions and projections. In many such instances, particularly where lace and soft fabrics are involved, portions of the hangers pierce or tear or otherwise rub or damage the material and such garments also readily slide or fall oh the hangers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hanger having rubber nibs which overcomes the defects and disadvantages of existing hangers and which has new and useful advantages not heretofore attained in hanger construction.

Another object of the invention resides in providing existing types of hangers with a special slitted rubber nib near each end thereof which not only serves to prevent the garments from accidentally coming off the hangers but which have protective features obviating damage to the garments.

A still further object of the invention resides in the construction of the rubber nibs and the manner of use thereof, such nibs being adapted to be applied to existing hangers of various types and constructions as will hereinafter be explained.

Other and still further objects and advantages will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art or will be apparent or pointed out below.

' In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is an end elevational view of a slitted rubber nib embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the rubber nib of Fig. 1; 7

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the rubber nib taken along line 33 of Fig. 2;

1 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rubber nib of Figs. 1-3; V

I Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a garment hanger provided with a pair of rubber nibs ac- QQrd ngt-Q the inventionv and showing the relationship therewith of a low-necked gown or other garment provided with sleeves;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing the manner of using the inventionfor, a sleeveless gown or garment, and

Fig. '7 is a front elevational view of a conventional type of wooden hanger showing how the rubber nibs are associated therewith.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and. first to Figs. 1-4, thereof, the numeral [0 indicates a rubber nib having suitable resiliency and elasticity and having a hollow, oval-shaped body portion defining the elongated oval opening II. Such a nib is preferably of molded rubber but may be extruded, if desired. At its uppergend, the nib has a relatively thick upwardly tapering extension i4 terminating in a rounded point or apex l3. Formed in the tapering extension l4 and at or just slightly above the junction thereof with the oval body of the nib is a slit or cut H! which, as will be more clearly apparent from Fig. 2 or 4, extends from'one edge of the nib uncut or unslitted portion of the nib. Thus, a relatively strong constructionis produced which has a long life and is durable for many successive uses, it being understood that the cut or slit is opened somewhat by upward pressure above the cut or slit for the insertion or removal of garments and that it thereafter reverts back to its former condi tion and exerts an adequate frictional grip upon the material of the garment, the uncut portion serving as a body about which the cut portion can be bent. relatively thin, flexible and elastic so that it can conform to the various sizes and shapes of hangers, whether they are fiat or rounded,'and the nature of the nib material permits deliberate movement of the nib along the hanger to adjust or vary their spacing but adequately resists undesired slippage. While the slit or cut i2 has an adequate frictional grip as shown, the

bounding surfaces thereof may be roughened,

if desired, for increasing their gripping power.

The nib above-described is adapted to be used in different manners depending upon the type ofgarment which is to be held in place onthe hanger. In Fig. 5 I have illustrated the use of my new rubber nibs on a hanger construction which may be of any suitable or known configur- The body portion of the nib is.

- 3 ation such as a flat transparent plastic hanger designated by the numeral It with its conventional hook I'i. Such a hanger usually is provided with elongated cutouts 18 having spaced projections l9 which have heretofore been employed for engagement with the garment and such hangers are customarily also provided with ig t-q tn rti n t ga nd r de of; each arm ofi-the hangers It issthese2 portions'of; the hanger which are particularly apt to damage garments. been applied to each arm 0; thehanger, lg and these are positioned for a particular garment depending upon the neckline garment and it is understood that thernibsmay bamoved; inwardly or outwardly along the hanger arms so as to change the positions thereo; and rn ore particularly, the spacing therebetween to accommodate garments having difierent sizesofineden llis; '2 erg-1 are lielditaer rii 'q ia' erie afii is t 9. attt arm itt l-- A rubber nib H! is shown as having as a m nt nefits. ar iqw is ee tioaa sttrait slid off th 25 9 2. a e erp allr t to. pier e oxr amase spas fi it 4 1i b i l f d i attthe osit nns at he are-suqhtbatst e ear-meet; s-ngt'tini q ste i ls Poi ts ot' uqh rciecti ns erfiiei 'tzace x ati ealrwecderm eeerrzl is 4 illustrated which may either be fiat or round in cross-section and to which my rubber nibs 10 have been applied, as shown, with the slits I2 thereof directed outwardly, it being understood that, if such a hanger is intended for use with sleeveless garments, the nibs are reversed so that the slits l2 face inwardly as in Fig. 6.

rqmi he qr a s t'w li e nnat nt a in ta simple, inexpensive and highlyiefiective manner I have made it possible to convert garment hangers of various types into hangers especially adapted, tor protecting garments while preventing their inadvertent removal therefrom. Denendi rgupon whether the garment has sleeves or issleevcless thetnibs are assembled and placed upon thehanger with the slits thereof facing outwardly orl inwardly, respectively. The nibs tightly grip the hangers but can be intentionally moyedstherealong and thus can be positioned close to the ends of the arms of the hangers to thalalre rz-sizes Th I t nib In applying "a sleeved garment to :the izhan erl Fla. an; Qnqc Q i han ain srfi d int openin and;

W asshgiv-Qi at; its. sdwhaneer' en the li l iu teneueh hermit mssftips t armentl dgeianathe h arq r ss removed to allow the slit to clainp upon the gap-L A nib. apt a o e. a pli d. bi r a me 7' hanger having {a pair of oppositely extending, angularly, qse arms aadc mnri e a 'i oval-shaped thinrresi'lient and-elastic, body 551:,- tion adapted to fit over and. accommodat-itself to such: garment hanger arms and provided'with arrelatively -.;thick ,I- upwardly tapering top=por- -tion-havingrarroundemsapexgatheiirelativelythick th ea ment;

top portion being provided adjacent its juncture with the body portion with a slit extending from one edge thereof toward but terminating short of the opposite edge, said slit being adapted to receive and frictionally hold a garment therein.

2. A nib for garment hangers in accordance with claim 1 in which the nib is composed of rubber and in which the body portion is substantially equal in size to a cross-section of said hanger arms.

3. A nib for garment hangers in accordance with claim 2 in which the said slit is substantially parallel to the upper edges of said hanger arms.

DOROTHY JACOB.

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